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I really feel like I want to be connected in some way while gaming. Usually I play WoT and Guild Wars with friends. In Skyrim I feel alone. I really crave a social aspect of gaming, or anything I do really. It is why I enjoyed Minecraft so much once I found a great server. I loved the gameplay of Diablo III (not so much the auction house) but the big thing that struck me was the lack of any guild or group up system in the game, and I never really found an active group of people that weren't all about grinding to the top as fast as possible.

I also like having fun and doing incredibly stupid things, like throwing molotov cocktails at some explosive barrels near my friends in L4D2, I like filling a servermates house with chickens in Minecraft, and I liked pulling a hilarious amount of mobs in Diablo 3 just for the ridiculousness.

So the tl;dr of it all is the post title question. I want to know what other games have friendly online communities attached to them (even single player games). I'd appreciate leaving out the hate on the bad communities. We already know all about those.

Bonus: How's Torchlight 2 / Borderlands 2 in this respect? Can I get into Dwarf Fortress without feeling like a noob?

EDIT: Downvoting a thread about games in a subreddit about games. Reddit, sometimes I just don't understand you...

Depends on the gameplay and the frequency of "lol fag" But I enjoy running around and shooting people. I was a MW2 pro (lol yeahright). Borderlands 2 seemed like it might give me the itemization sans-auction-house experience that I would like, but I'm curious about the community. And people's experience with any/all game communities and any ones that really stood out for them.

Right on. Borderlands might be what you are looking for, but I was going to simply suggest the new Counter Strike. It's decently competitive, and I've been hard pressed to find a server that doesn't have people talking on their mics. All sorts of hilarity ensues and that environment is rife with clans and groups you could easily attach yourself to, and it's something that's really rewarding if you get good at it because there's no leveling system or anything, it's mostly skill based. I've played CS since 1.4 and I think CS:GO is a pretty decent upgrade from Source.

Still though, if you haven't tried Borderlands 2, check it out. The itemization with FPS mix is great. The good part about the new CS is it's only 15 dollars, though.

Edit: Also I haven't found much verbal abuse in CS, yet, surprisingly. Most of it is tongue-in-cheek, though I hate to use that phrase. I think it attracts an older player base but I could be totally wrong about that XD

I don't mind competitive ribbing like "Wow you are the worst bomb defuser alive, hahaha" I just can't stand the "Don't just stand there you fucking asshole MOVE. fuck me, worthless team. I'll just kill myself"

Huh, okay then, actually, you might rather like CS's community. Not much team complaining because, honestly, one person could turn it all around for a match. At least, in my years of playing CS, I honestly can say I do not recall one person bitching about lousy teammates.

plus, it's very easy to switch to a different server in CS if you find unlikeable players XD